Materials include manuals and resources for a teacher training programme and many additional intervention resources for #disability #awareness & #inclusivity.

You can read them, edit them, use them and I am more than happy to be contacted for additional information and support!!

If you were at recent conferences of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development or the International Society for Autism Research, INSAR you may have already heard me talk about MIDDLE. #ISSBD2024 #INSAR2024

How to implement it? First of all gradually

The preferred model includes some children with developmental disabilities in inclusive classes, others in special units divided by level

Key implementation strategies are awareness raising, teacher training & support, child & caregiver interventions

Is the context ready?

Stakeholders identified barriers in the epidemiological, geographical, socioeconomic and sociocultural contexts at multiple levels

Laws, national and school-level political commitment, ethical values and the improving awareness in communities drove progress towards inclusion

Is it good? Is inclusive education beneficial to the children with developmental disabilities we want to support? In Ethiopia?

Stakeholders stress its benefits for learning, relationships and societal inclusion! But with some drawbacks that need to be managed in the same 3 areas and in safety risks

Thank you!